Dear sir / madam

I am writing in response to the above application to construct 2 dwellings to the rear of Little Timbers, received by this Authority on 24th April 2017 for highway safety comments.

As you will be aware, the proposal includes the creation of 2 vehicular accesses off Station Road. Whilst the layout of the accesses are different to those proposed under previous application NP/DDD/0111/0037, they are still acceptable from a highway safety viewpoint subject to maximising the available emerging visibility from a 2.4m set back distance.

Internally, adequate parking is being proposed for each dwelling and, whilst no turning provision is proposed for Plot B, Station Road is an unclassified road so on-site turning is not considered essential in this instance.

As you will be aware, there is an existing street lighting column located where the proposed access for Plot A is positioned. This lighting column will need relocating at the applicants expense so its recommended the applicant discusses and agrees the works involved in relocating this lighting column prior to any works commencing. DCC’s Street lighting team can be contacted on 01629 538670.

Therefore, the Highway Authority has no objection to this application and should your Authority be minded to permit the application its recommended the following conditions are included in any consent in the interest of highway safety:-

1. No development shall be commenced until a temporary access for construction purposes has been provided in accordance with a detailed design first submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The access shall be retained in accordance with the approved scheme throughout the construction period, or such other period of time as may be agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority, free from any impediment to its designated use.

2. Before any other operations are commenced, excluding construction of the temporary access referred to in Condition No 1 above, space shall be provided within the site for storage of plant and materials, site accommodation, loading, unloading and manoeuvring of goods vehicles, parking and manoeuvring of employees and visitors vehicles, laid out and constructed in accordance with detailed designs first submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Once implemented the facilities shall be retained free from any impediment. to their designated use throughout the construction period.

3. Throughout the period of development vehicle wheel cleaning facilities shall be provided and retained within the site. All construction vehicles shall have their wheels cleaned before leaving the site in order to prevent the deposition of mud and other extraneous material on the public highway.

4. Prior to occupation the proposed vehicular accesses shall be formed to Station Road in accordance with drawing number 1833-01 and provided with a 2.4m parallel visibility sightline across the entire frontage of the development controlled by the applicant fronting Station Road, the area in advance of the sightlines being kept clear, in perpetuity, of any obstructions in excess of 1m (0.6m in the case of vegetation), measured above the adjacent carriageway channel.

5. No dwelling shall be occupied until space has been laid out within the site in accordance with drawing No 1833-01 for 2 cars to be parked for each dwelling. These facilities shall thereafter be retained for use at all times.

6. The garages and car spaces to be provided shall be kept available for the parking of motor vehicles at all times. Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995 (or any Order revoking and/or re-enacting that Order) the garage/car parking spaces hereby permitted shall be retained as such and shall not be used for any purpose other than the parking of private motor vehicles associated with the residential occupation of the property without the grant of further specific planning permission from the Local Planning Authority.

7. Prior to the commencement of the development details shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority showing the means to prevent the discharge of water from the development onto the highway. The approved scheme shall be undertaken and completed prior to the first use of the access and retained as such thereafter.

In addition, please append the following notes to any consent for the applicants information:-

A. Pursuant to Section 184 of the Highways Act 1980 and Section 86(4) of the New Roads and Streetworks Act 1991 prior notification shall be given to the Department of Economy Transport & Environment at County Hall, Matlock regarding access works within the highway. Information, and relevant application forms, regarding the undertaking of access works within highway limits is available via the County Council’s website http://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/transport_roads/roads_traffic/development_control/vehicular_access/default.asp, email ETENetmanadmin@derbyshire.gov.uk or telephone Call B. The Highway Authority recommends that the first 5m of the proposed access driveways should not be surfaced with a loose material (i.e. unbound chippings or gravel etc.). In the event that loose material is transferred to the highway and is regarded as a hazard or nuisance to highway users the Authority reserves the right to take any necessary action against the householder.

C. Pursuant to Section 163 of the Highways Act 1980, measures shall be taken to ensure that surface water run-off from within the site is not permitted to discharge across the footway margin. This usually takes the form of a dish channel or gulley laid across the access immediately behind the back edge of the highway, discharging to a drain or soakaway within the site.

D. Pursuant to Sections 149 and 151 of the Highways Act 1980, the applicant must take all necessary steps to ensure that mud or other extraneous material is not carried out of the site and deposited on the public highway. Should such deposits occur, it is the applicant’s responsibility to ensure that all reasonable steps (e.g.; street sweeping) are taken to maintain the roads in the vicinity of the site to a satisfactory level of cleanliness.

E. The application proposals will require the relocation of street lighting column which may not be suitable. The applicant must seek the prior written approval of my Council’s Street Lighting Services for any such relocation. The applicant should contact Street Lighting Services on 01629 531946 for advice and procedure for the column. Additionally the applicant must secure the service of Derbyshire County Council for the relocation works in the absence of any Agreement under the Highways Act 1980. The applicant is liable for all costs arising.

Kind Regards

Paul Froggatt Senior Technician | Highways Development Control

Derbyshire County Council | Economy, Transport & Communities County Hall | Matlock | Derbyshire | DE4 3AG

t. 01629 538601 e. paul.froggatt@derbyshire.gov.uk w. www.derbyshire.gov.uk

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